FT ONLINE: Portable Plastic Powder Coatings
Powder coatings often perform better and last longer than traditional wet paints. Most are also more resistant to chips, scratches, wear and fading, and they retain their brightness and vibrance longer. Other benefits include reduced waste, easier cleanup, good barrier protection, reclaimabilty, reusable overspray. They are applied dry, then melted and oven cured. But oven curing is a cumbersome and expensive process in terms of energy use, transport costs, and wait time. Recently, a portable plastic powder coating system was developed that does not require oven curing. This new technology offers the potential to expand powder coatings into a new realm of
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3M Acquires Accuspray Application Technologies
3M has acquired Accuspray Application Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of spray paint equipment for architectural, automotive refinishing, industrial and woodworking applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Accuspray brings turbine systems and pressurized cup guns to 3M's core paint preparation systems business, which includes disposable lids and liners…MORE
Global Ionix to Host Open House Global Ionix will present its new patented IONIX RE technology during an open house week February 12-16, 2007. The technology treats metals in solutions in effluents or processes and is designed to help metal finishing companies reduce pollution control costs. The technology works by catching metals in solution in a continuous flow before they reach the wastewater treatment system…
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Koteon Appointed Flowlink-GMI Agent for Australasia Koteon International Ltd. has been appointed agent for Flowlink-GMI across New Zealand and Australian territories. Koteon, a coating consultancy based in New Zealand that specializes in powder coatings and advanced coatings for electrical and optical applications, will
provide a local presence and understanding of systems integration for Flowlink, a provider of conveyor solutions and systems…MORE
FSCT Invites Entries for Roon Awards Competition The FSCT Roon Awards Committee, headed by Charles R. Hegedus, of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., is inviting entries for the 2007 competition. The Roon Awards are given for the best technical papers submitted for presentation at the annual FSCT
FutureCoat! conference. Prospective authors have the opportunity to earn up to $4000 in cash prizes for outstanding papers…MORE
StockCap Creates New Website StockCap has created a new website that features online ordering of caps, plugs and other products. Specific design changes to the improved StockCap website include a user-friendly platform allowing visitors to locate products by their style, material or the market in which they are used. A custom section highlights the company’s capabilities in creating custom solutions…
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FINISHING INNOVATIONS
Michelman Offers Barrier Coatings for Paperboard Michelman has developed barrier coatings that are designed to protect paperboard from damaging elements including water, moisture, oil, grease and abrasion. The coatings, which include VaporCoat®, Michem®
Coat, and Nomar™, reportedly are repulpable, recyclable and energy-efficient…MORE
National Coatings Provides Energy-Saving Roof Coatings AcryShield Cool-Roof acrylic, water-based roof coatings from National Coatings reportedly helped avoid as many as 24 million pounds of CO2
production in reduced demands for energy across the nation in 2006. According to the company, the commercial/industrial low-slope roofs that have an installed AcryShield Cool-Roof will experience ongoing savings for years to come…MORE
CMM Develops High-Efficiency RTOs
Custom designed to exceed all local, state and federal clean air regulations, regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) from The CMM Group reportedly can destroy in excess of 99%+ of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) present in process air streams while providing up to 97% thermal efficiency. If an even greater level of efficiency is desired, secondary add-on energy saving systems can be retrofitted into an existing system...MORE
Gardner Introduces Portable Adhesion Testers The PATTI (pneumatic adhesion tensile testing instruments) QUANTUM series is a new line of portable adhesion testers from Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc. Models include digital and analog units. The digital version is designed for users who want a digital indication of the burst pressure but who do not need the output signal…
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KW Plastics Launches Closed-Loop Recycling Programs
KW Plastics recently introduced an all-plastic paint container made entirely of 100% recycled content that is 100% recyclable. According to the company, a previously introduced plastic hybrid paint container consisting of a plastic body and metal closure is already in use by a number of U.S. paint manufacturers. The company is working with the industry to initiate closed-loop recycling programs…MORE
FINISHING AGENDA
SVC to Hold 50th Technical Conference in Kentucky The Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) 50th
Anniversary Technical Conference will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY, April 28-May 3, 2007. The event will include technical presentations, an equipment exhibit, and networking events such as Technology Forum Breakfasts and a “Meet the Experts” Corner. For more information, visit www.svc.org.
FIN-X ’07 Launches New Website FIN-X ’07, the international conference and expo for industrial finishers slated for September 17-20, 2007 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN, has launched a new website. The site will provide the latest information on the FIN-X ’07 technical conference, the exhibition, a schedule of events, hotel and travel arrangements and the ability to register online through a secure server. The new site is located at
www.fin-xshow.com.
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